The Social Network…..Yes Facebook

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Ok, all comments aside about me reviewing this film on facebook itself – I see the irony.  The horse is dead, no need to beat it.  Now lets walk away from that sleeping dog, and approach the subject at hand… David Fincher is a visionary director.  I have always enjoyed his style – and taking [...]

127 hours

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This is one of the few films I have ever reviewed where I start and go “Do I really want to do this?” Initially, I was excited – a James Franco/Danny Boyle project is a can’t miss, a sure film for me to not only enjoy but embrace.  It was one of those I had [...]

The King’s Speech

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In the vein of the great film “The Queen” we delve back into the life of the British monarchy for a film about her father, King George the VI.  Having read up and researched the varying opinions on this film, I found that most judge this to be little more then a made for TV [...]

INCEPTION…..the mind is a Maze 3 levels deep

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Ever sit down, and listen to someone else explain a dream to you, and after 30 seconds, you want to grab them by the shoulders and shake them until their nose bleeds? Inception is the exemption to that rule In a masterfully layered storyline with levels of intrigue, depth of characters and creative writing, the [...]

The Fighter…. project of love

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Some projects are just labors of love.  You need to take your time, work them, adjust, adapt, sell, re-sell, re-package and sell again – all without selling out.  Mark Wahlberg’s devotion and love to re-enacting the story of Mickey Ward is obvious, with the time and energy he took to salvage this picture time and [...]

Darren Aronofsky does know strange…. Black Swan

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He has this amazing ability to take things that the rest of us see, experience, take in, on a daily basis and twist them into the absurd, the grotesque, the plain and simple strange.  “Black Swan” is his latest creation to do so, by taking the ever so familiar ballet Swan Lake, and turning it [...]

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards Nominees

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Here they are: 83rd Annual Academy Award Nominations Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams – “The Fighter” Helena Bonham Carter – “The King’s Speech” Melissa Leo – “The Fighter” Hailee Steinfeld – “True Grit” Jacki Weaver – “Animal Kingdom” Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale – “The Fighter” John Hawkes – “Winter’s Bone” Jeremy Renner – “The [...]

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